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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coaltit" data-source="post: 3592059" data-attributes="member: 128655">I,m pleased you found the 60mm and the 40x/45x IdealFor portability I,ve found that combo suited me in the outdoors when nearWater and occasionally at other times with a pair of 8x30 bins alongsidefor around 20 years when birdwatching etc, I have a 25x to which I rarely use with a Mirador Merlin spotting scope thou it has always had that lookof vulnerability about it linear I suppose and not being water proof (mostly because I have taken care of it) its been a faithful friend and a good workhorse for around £75 when I had it in march 1987 30 years ago has a Birthday present from my father my first ever scope and only since for That same value today you could,nt go wrong.</blockquote>